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62859

ZIP 62859 is Mc Leansboro, Illinois, mostly in Hamilton County; area code 618; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Hamilton +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
5,004
Coordinates
38.0660, -88.5397
☼ Live from 62859 — Mc Leansboro, IL

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Where 62859 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 62859
  • 🔢 Type 62859 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSBZg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 62,859 = 3 × 23 × 911. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010110001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 62858 (Louisville, IL, 52 mi away) and 62860 (Macedonia, IL, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 62859 becomes 95826 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sacramento, CA, 1,771 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25986, 28659, 29568, 29658, 29685, 29856, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96258 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,730 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯553 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 62859 and you would come out at 38.07°S, 91.46°E — 1,309 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 194.6 square miles of land, 62859 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 148 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,004This ZIP5,004
Households2,205This ZIP2,205
Housing units2,496This ZIP2,496
Median age44.8This ZIP44.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$54,011This ZIP$54,011Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$93,900This ZIP$93,900Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$572This ZIP$572Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.4%This ZIP25.4%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density25.7 / sq miThis ZIP25.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments132This ZIP132
Employees1,022This ZIP1,022
Annual payroll$39,735,000This ZIP$39,735,000
Tax returns filed2,380This ZIP2,380
Total adjusted gross income$154,245,000This ZIP$154,245,000

Land area

Land area194.64 sq miThis ZIP194.64 sq mi
Water area0.84 sq miThis ZIP0.84 sq mi

Counties 62859 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Hamilton County 99.5%
Franklin County 0.5%

Other place names in 62859

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 62859

ZIPCityDistance
62829 Dale, IL 5.1 mi
62817 Broughton, IL 8.4 mi
62828 Dahlgren, IL 9.5 mi
62860 Macedonia, IL 10.6 mi
62835 Enfield, IL 12.2 mi
62887 Springerton, IL 12.5 mi
62836 Ewing, IL 14.6 mi
62810 Belle Rive, IL 14.7 mi
62977 Raleigh, IL 14.7 mi
62890 Thompsonville, IL 15.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 62859?

62859 is in Mc Leansboro, Illinois, in Hamilton County. Its published point location is 38.0660, -88.5397.

What county is 62859 in?

62859 spans 2 counties: Hamilton County and Franklin County. Most of it falls in Hamilton County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 62859?

Mc Leansboro uses area code 618, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 62859 in?

62859 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 62859?

About 5,004 people live in ZIP code 62859, in 2,205 households, at 25.7 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 62859?

$54,011 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 62859?

The closest are 62829 (5.1 mi), 62817 (8.4 mi), 62828 (9.5 mi), 62860 (10.6 mi) and 62835 (12.2 mi).

Is 62859 a PO Box ZIP code?

62859 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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